Pseudoscorpiones (order)
2 False Scorpion, Pseudoscorpion at Acton, ACT
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| Pseudoscorpiones (order) | MichaelBedingfield | 26 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 26 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
Unsure what this insect is but it looks similar to a Lacewing nymph except for having two sets of pincers. The insect was initially sighted on one of the right legs of the emerging Boisduval's Autumn moth before moving round on the wall to approach the moth's head. It then moved around on the wall and approached the left side of the moth (final three images) before climbing onto the moth and then disappearing beneath it. There was no reaction from the moth. Thanks to Marcus Leach for help with this sighting.
2 comments
26 Mar 2021
This looks like a pseudoscorpion - see Other Arachnids. I'd be interested to know what its interest was in the moth.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.105983-35.275602
- Altitude 610.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Mar 2021 12:36 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Boisduval's Autumn Moth. Associated animal
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pseudoscorpiones (order) Other Arachnids (Arachnida) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Pseudoscorpiones (order) Scientific name
- False Scorpion, Pseudoscorpion Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 933m Recorded at altitude
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